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WAR IN VIETNAM

WAR IN VIETNAM. Mr. Jeff Rainer 2009. Geographic Setting. Vietnam is an S shaped country that hugs the coast of Southeast Asia. For much of Vietnam’s 2,000- year existence, it was dominated by foreign powers such as China, France, and Japan. History of Vietnam.

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WAR IN VIETNAM

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  1. WAR IN VIETNAM Mr. Jeff Rainer 2009

  2. Geographic Setting Vietnam is an S shaped country that hugs the coast of Southeast Asia.

  3. For much of Vietnam’s 2,000- year existence, it was dominated by foreign powers such as China, France, and Japan. History of Vietnam

  4. Inheriting a Conflict 1946-1964

  5. War for Independence In the 20thcentury, a Vietnamese nationalist named Ho Chi Minh formed a Communist party dedicated to Vietnamese independence. From 1945 to 1954, Ho’s forces fought the French. Ho Chi Minh

  6. Geneva Accords In 1954, Ho’s forces defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu. The peace agreement, called the Geneva Accords, temporarily divided Vietnam along the 17th parallel. Ho Chi Minh and the Communists controlled the north. The anti-communists and their leader, Ngo Dinh Diem, controlled the south.

  7. Diem’s Demise A Buddhist monk sets himself on fire in a busy Saigon inter- section in 1963 as a protest against the Diem regime.

  8. The United States Steps In In the wake of Diem’s unpopularity, the U.S. took a more active role in halting the spread of communism in Vietnam. Eisenhower and Kennedy, both subscribers to the “domino theory”, waded deeper and deeper into the affairs of the country.

  9. ESCALATING INVOLVEMENT 1964-1967

  10. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution The alleged attack on the USS Maddox prompted President Johnson to announce the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. The resolution gave the president power to take “all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the U.S. and to prevent further aggression.” YouTube - Senator Wayne Morse says no to Vietnam 1964 USS Maddox Lyndon Johnson

  11. Troop Buildup The first American combat units arrived in Vietnam in 1965. By the end of the year, the U.S. Government had sent more than 180,000 men to Vietnam. The commander of U.S. troops was Gen. William Westmoreland.

  12. Air War In 1965, President Johnson launched Operation RollingThunder, a campaign against military targets in North Vietnam.

  13. Ground War U.S soldiers conducted search-and-destroy missions, uprooting civilians with suspected ties to the Vietcong, killing their livestock, and burning villages.

  14. Vietcong The U.S. superiority in weaponry was negated by the enemies mastery of the jungle terrain and guerrilla war tactics. Moving secretly in and out of the general population, the Vietcong (South Vietnamese supporters of communism) used ambush tactics to help turn the war into a frustrating stalemate.

  15. “It will be a war between an elephant and a tiger. But the tiger will not stand still. He will leap upon the back of the elephant, tearing huge chunks from his side, and then he will leap back into the dark jungle. Slowly the elephant will bleed to death.” Ho Chi Minh

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